Redskins trade into 1st round, draft Montez Sweat

Well, happy NFL Draft day! The Washington Redskins came back into the first round late Thursday night and selected Mississippi State DE Montez Sweat with the No. 26 overall pick. (Washington sent the Indianapolis Colts this year's second-round pick (No. 46) and a 2020 second-round pick, moving up 20 spots to bolster the pass rush.)

"My emotions were going everywhere," Sweat said. "I was low key feeling some doubt...the Redskins called and they changed my whole persona. They changed how I was feeling."

"What you'll see from me is a relentless football player who continues to work on his craft," he said after the Redskins drafted him.

However, Sweat did slip a bit in the NFL Draft because of a medical issue. At the NFL Combine, tests revealed Sweat might have hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, which results in thickening of the heart walls, according to NFL Insider Ian Rapoport.

Doctors in Indianapolis measured nearly two centimeters of thickness, but Sweat has met with several experts who said doctors at the combine may have accidentally included capillary muscle in their testing. This would mean "there is no risk for Montez Sweat under this diagnosis," Rapoport said. "This discrepancy would explain why some teams are absolutely fine with it."

"I was going through a lot of visits and they misdiagnosed me with a heart condition," Sweat told the media. "On my last visit a doctor diagnosed me with the correct measurements."

The #Redskins trading back up for Montez Sweat was a phenomenal end to their night. They loved him throughout the process and at points considered him as a true option at 15. Got him 11 picks after that. Replacement for Preston Smith added.